1972
Selma Blair, American actress
Selma Blair is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing, and the Hellboy franchise.
Selma Blair, American actress
The 1970s
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1972
Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer
Louis van Amstel is a Dutch-American ballroom dance champion, professional dancer, and choreographer who appears on the American reality television series Dancing with the Stars.
Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer
1972
Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
Robbie McEwen is an Australian former professional road cyclist. He is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification in 2002, 2004 and 2006 and, at the peak of hi…
Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
1972
Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player
Irene van Dyk is a former netball international who represented both New Zealand and South Africa. Between 2000 and 2014 she made 145 senior appearances for New Zealand. She was a …
Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player
1972
Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Widely regarded as one of the gr…
Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
1972
Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
Denis Žvegelj is an ex-Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist. He was born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia.
Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
1972
Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a first baseman, from 1993 to 2009, m…
Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
1972
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician (died 2026)
Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan political figure. He was the second son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a part of …
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician (died 2026)
1972
Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer
Jai Desmond Taurima is an Australian retired athlete who competed in the long jump.
Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer
1972
Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Dawud Wharnsby is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his work in the musical/poetic g…
Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1972
Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
Ngô Bảo Châu is a Vietnamese-French mathematician at the University of Chicago, best known for proving the fundamental lemma for automorphic forms. He is the first Vietnamese natio…
Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
1972
Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Christopher Michael Leslie is a British business executive and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from …
Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1972
Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic
Geeta Tripathee is a Nepali poet, lyricist, essayist, literary critic and scholar. An eminent writer in Nepali, Geeta Tripathee has two volumes of poetry collection, one of lyrical…
Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic
1972
Alessandro Nivola, American actor
Alessandro Antine Nivola is an American actor. His work includes both screen and stage, and his accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony…
Alessandro Nivola, American actor
1972
DJ Shadow, American DJ and record producer
Joshua Paul Davis, better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer. His debut studio album, Endtroducing....., was released in 1996. He uses layered…
DJ Shadow, American DJ and record producer
1972
Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
Sandra Cam is a Belgian retired freestyle swimmer who represented her country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain (1992) and Atlanta, United States (1996). She …
Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
1972
Molly Parker, Canadian actress
Molly Parker is a Canadian actress, writer, and director. She garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama Kissed (199…
Molly Parker, Canadian actress
1972
Darren Shan, Irish author
Darren O'Shaughnessy is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseu…
Darren Shan, Irish author
1972
Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer
Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydn…
Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer
1972
Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Michael Rudolf Knuble is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his 16 NHL seasons, he played f…
Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1972
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
Matthew Kiprotich Birir is a former athlete from Kenya and a winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
1972
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
Robert Esmie is a Canadian retired sprinter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
1972
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
1972
Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian former politician who served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023 and the leader of the Victorian Labor Party from 2010 to 2023…
Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria